king quail

noun

Any member of the species Synoicus chinensis of quail.

Similar
blue-breasted quailAsian blue quailChinese painted quail
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Meanings

nounking quail (plural king quail or king quails)

plural king quails

  1. biologyAny member of the species Synoicus chinensis of quail.

    Synonyms: blue-breasted quail, Asian blue quail, Chinese painted quail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Synoicus chinensis of quail.

Similar
blue-breasted quailAsian blue quailChinese painted quail
Also see
asian blue quailblue-breasted quail

Origin

king + quail

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Translations

Bulgarian кита́йски пъдпъдъ́к
  • кита́йски пъдпъдъ́к (kitájski pădpădắk)S. chinensis
Chinese Mandarin 小鵪鶉 /小鹌鹑, 藍胸鶉 /蓝胸鹑
  • 小鵪鶉 /小鹌鹑 (xiǎo ānchún)S. chinensis
  • 藍胸鶉 /蓝胸鹑 (lánxiōng chún)S. chinensis
Danish kinesisk dværgvagtel
  • kinesisk dværgvagtelS. chinensis
Dutch Chinese dwergkwartel
  • Chinese dwergkwartelS. chinensis
Finnish idänsiniviiriäinen
  • idänsiniviiriäinenS. chinensis
German Zwergwachtel
  • ZwergwachtelS. chinensis
Hungarian kínai törpefürj
  • kínai törpefürjS. chinensis
Indonesian puyuh batu
  • puyuh batuS. chinensis
Irish gearg Shíneach
  • gearg ShíneachS. chinensis
Italian quaglia della Cina
  • quaglia della CinaS. chinensis
Japanese ヒメウズラ
  • ヒメウズラ (himeuzura)S. chinensis
Polish przepiórka chińska
  • przepiórka chińskaS. chinensis
Portuguese codorniz-da-china, codorniz-chinesa
  • codorniz-da-chinaS. chinensis
  • codorniz-chinesaS. chinensis
  • codorna-azul-pintadaS. chinensis
Russian расписно́й пе́репел
  • расписно́й пе́репел (raspisnój pérepel)S. chinensis
Spanish codorniz china, codorniz azul china
  • codorniz chinaS. chinensis
  • codorniz azul chinaS. chinensis
Tamil அரச காடை
  • அரச காடை (araca kāṭai)S. chinensis
Ukrainian кита́йська перепі́лка, азі́йська блаки́тна перепі́лка
  • кита́йська перепі́лка (kytájsʹka perepílka)S. chinensis
  • азі́йська блаки́тна перепі́лка (azíjsʹka blakýtna perepílka)S. chinensis
Vietnamese chim cút ngực lam
  • chim cút ngực lamS. chinensis
Cite this entry
APA

king quail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20quail

MLA

“king quail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20quail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “king quail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20quail.

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